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We are so excited to welcome you to the 2022-23 school year. Over the next few weeks, you will receive important information regarding the upcoming year including the Student and Parent Handbook, Individual Student Class Schedules, Orientation Information, and more. Please be sure to frequently check your email and spam folders so that you do not miss any important information! We cannot wait to have everyone back for another year of creating, collaborating, and connecting with our CPFA community.

Ecstatically,

Ms. Sophia Severson

CPFA Administrative Assistant

• The Annual CPFA Back-to-School Icebreaker BBQ will be held on Wednesday, August 24 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
• The first day of PALCS classes will begin on Monday, August 29.
• CPFA New Student and Parent Virtual Orientation will be held on Thursday, September 1 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
• There will be NO PALCS CLASSES on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day.
• The FIRST DAY of CPFA Middle School Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 7.
• The FIRST DAY of CPFA High School Classes will begin on Thursday, September 8.

• Step 1: Log onto your PALCSchool account. From the Lobby, click on "Calendar" on the left side of the page.
• Step 2: Select "Agenda" on the right to select the calendars that you want to view. Deselect the calendars that do not apply to your student.
• Step 3: At the bottom of the page, there is a button to add the calendar(s) to your Google calendar. There are also links to subscribe for non-Google users.
• Step 4: After you have added the calendar to your personal calendar, you can then select your notification settings.

The parents and families of our CPFA students are the foundational pillars of our pre-professional arts program. Their ongoing support and volunteer efforts help us to provide many extra-curricular programs and events that would not otherwise be possible. For this reason, our community of parents and families are called the Pillars of CPFA.

Throughout the year, we will hold regular Pillars Parent Meetings once a month on a rotating schedule to keep our community informed and to give our families a chance to engage us with questions, concerns, and ideas about upcoming events and activities.

The first Pillars meeting of the year will be held in October. Keep an eye out for more information!

Please make sure you have downloaded the Remind app on your phones and any other mobile devices you may have. This is the platform we use to best communicate with our students and families in case of school closings or emergencies.

If you are not on the Remind group for CPFA, you can text @palcscpfa to the number 81010 to get text messages, or download the app and search for @palcscpfa or CPFA Parents. Once you have downloaded the app you will be prompted to enter your email address, enter an emailed verification code, and select your school and role. We are identified as Pennsylvania Leadership Cs and the class is called CPFA Parents. If you have any questions, please reach-out to Ms. Sophia Severson (sseverson@palcs.org)

If you are interested in participating in carpooling for the upcoming school year, please complete the Carpool Map Permission Form linked below.

By signing this permission form you are consenting to your contact information (including address, phone number, and email) being added to a Google Map that is shared via a private link to all families who have submitted the permission form.

Only families who have signed this permission form will be given the link to the carpool map.

Welcome back to a new year!

As a reminder, the parents of all new and returning students should log into PALCS School Health Portal at secure.magnushealthportal.com to update required health information for the 2022-2023 school year. If you don't have a password, click the link that says "I'm having trouble logging in" or contact me for a new registration link. When you have logged into Magnus, please answer the Conditional and Health Information Questions. If your child attends CPFA in person, please also fill out the Over-The-Counter-Medication section. This must be completed before school starts.

For grades that require a Physical, Annual Screening or Dental Exam, we will accept any forms dated in 2022. Height, weight, vision and hearing screenings will be done by the school nurses in the fall for students attending school on site.

If your child/children are NEW to PALCS this summer and are in the process of orientation, you may receive a message stating that we are missing your child's immunization record. The immunization record you supplied at registration will be uploaded by Health Services. This data is manually entered, and may take us a few weeks into the school year to complete.

Automated e-mail reminders are sent out monthly until all of the items have been completed.

The following items are due for each different grade level:

ALL GRADES: Health screenings will be offered on site at CPFA in the fall. If your child attends virtually, please complete the Annual Screening Form and upload into Magnus or contact me to schedule a screening at CPFA for your virtual student.

Grade 6: Physical Exam

Grade 7: Dental Exam and Immunization- Tdap and Meningitis. Update immunization or exemption before entering 7th grade. This is a required immunization for entry to 7th grade.

Grade 11: Physical Exam

Grade 12: Immunization- Meningitis. Update immunization or exemption before entering 12th grade. This is required immunization for entry to 12th grade.

Thank you!

Mrs. Jennifer Amanullah (Grablewski)

CPFA School Nurse

Email: info@palcs.org
Website: https://www.palcs.org/cpfa/about-cpfa/
Location: 211 Carter Drive suite c, West Chester, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 430-6525